Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
This is one of our all time favorite parks. I know I say that a lot, at least it seems like I do but this one is the epitome of what I think a campground should look like, tall pine trees and lots of space between sites. We have
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As you cross the Rockies on Highway 3 (Crossnest Highway) between Alberta and British Columbia over the Crowsnest Pass there are little towns, such as Blairmore and Coleman, which are beautiful and offer lots of charm and outdoor recreational activities year round. There is also the Interpretive Center for Frank
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Campground: Little Bow Provincial Park Location: Champion, Alberta (Park is about 17km east of Champion) Site: B-64 Cost: $29 (CAD) Services: E (30 AMP) Comments: Nice, quaint campground. A bit crowded due to the August long weekend in Canada. Site was average for spaciousness. Even though there were lots
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The lovely hamlet of Meeting Creek sits in a valley along a creek where two tribes of native Americans (Cree and Blackfoot) would meet, in no man’s land, a kind of Switzerland (neutral territory) for the time. Many years later, as the railway began it’s train lines in that area
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Edberg is a small town in central Alberta about 34 km south of Camrose and 119km south of Edmonton. It lies on the prairie with rolling foothills and plenty of productive agriculture and farming. The landscapes are breathtaking and definitely worth a drive around the outskirts of town to soak
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Bashaw is a small charming town near the shores of Buffalo Lake in central Alberta yet less than an hours drive from some of the larger cities in the area such as Red Deer, Stettler, and Camrose. It is a farming community with an abundance of productive croplands along with
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It was hot, I mean really hot. Yes, Alberta has hot summers but this was worse because it was high humidity which is abnormal for this dry area. The humidity and heat were off the scale as we made our way into the Canadian Badlands and over to Tolman, Alberta.
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We love this park. It is a bit out of way for our journey but well worth it. The drive to the park is stunning with gorgeous mountain views all the way to Waterton Lakes. Since August long weekend in Canada is coming up (first weekend in August) it means
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Don’t you ever just want to stop for the night but can’t find a place to park a big rig? After driving all day in the pouring rain and wind we were ready to stop. Temperatures were dropping and the rain was soon to become sleet and ice. Welcome to
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Heading north on Hwy 95 from Winnemucca and into southeast Oregon, trying to make it over the Blue Mountain Pass before the ice and sleet. Southeast Oregon is just beautiful. Made it over the pass safely and into Idaho and on to Boise. Spent the night at Neat Retreat in
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